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Interesting article on "Drive-by pharming"

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Old 01-31-2008   #1 (permalink)
Hank Arnold (MVP)
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Interesting article on "Drive-by pharming"

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wireless/?p=179
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Old 01-31-2008   #2 (permalink)
Kerry Brown
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Re: Interesting article on "Drive-by pharming"

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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The article doesn't mention the uPnP flash exploit. This is another way a
router can be hacked and the DNS server altered.

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/?p=1902

It's important to make sure your router has a password and that uPnP is
turned off.

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